Saturday's Sound Off

I think even Democrats must see through Obama’s trickery in delaying more mandates until after the elections. The theory is if we can fool them again this year and keep the Senate Democratic, we can impose more job laws, pain and taxes and cement our agenda of a welfare state and one-party rule forever.

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I have two elderly parents who live in the 100 block of Sheridan Street next to The Hill School and the street was never plowed. I was born and raised in Pottstown, eight of us graduated from Pottstown High School and pay taxes in Pottstown. It would be nice if somebody would clean the street off. My parents are in their 80s and have to go out into the street to get into the car and my father is also on oxygen.

This is in reply to the comment about the movie stars using drugs. You will not get any boo-hooing from me. You forgot Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, John Belushi, Ricky Nelson, and I’m sure I missed a lot of others. I have to finish with the comment that death solves the drug problem.

JERRY FROM PHOENIXVILLE

I would just like to say thank you and God bless to the young lady who picked up my lunch check for myself and my daughter at Applebee’s on the weekend. What a kind gesture and it will definitely be passed forward.

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I see Allentown is scheduled to clean up their side streets of this excess snow. When is Boyertown going to get on the ball and clean their streets? Too many of them are one way. Almost had a head-on collision by a car turning off Philadelphia Avenue onto Jefferson. They need to get their act together.

A CONCERNED CITIZEN

For Bobby Jefferson, our Pottstown Mercury delivery carrier on Bridge Street in Spring City, what a wonderful caring person to get through in any kind of weather. You are appreciated.

JOAN AND SILVIA

I’m just curious, what did they use to plow the streets over in the Manor — a brick?

DISGUSTED RESIDENT

I’ve been getting a lot of things asking for money for vets who really deserve everything we can give them — paralyzed vets, adopt a platoon, give $19 a month. I’m just wondering how many of these are legit and will really go to our vets because they have given up their lives. Why, if our vets need so much, isn’t Obama instead of sending money to Syria and everywhere else supporting our vets? It’s our money, our people. Put a lid on him.

In reference to the TV program, “Millionaire,” I would like opinions of Cedric versus Meredith Vieira.

I hope all Mercury deliverers would get out of their car, walk through the snow and put the paper up on the porch like Paul did for me the other day. Thank you Paul.

Despite the claims from the right wing, global warming is a scientific fact. Again, the Republicans are pushing to make the rich richer. The GOP can’t afford to be on the wrong side of the facts again. Oil is the real reason why the right wing refuses to face the truth. How sad.

It’s sad that our Olympians who lost now sound like a bunch of crybabies. To me that’s insulting to America. They couldn’t adjust to the conditions and now they’re making their excuses. It would have been better had they said, “Oops, I’ll do better next time, congratulations to the winner.” America sounds like it’s becoming a nation of crybabies and spoiled children. It’s time America grew up.

With all these school taxes going up 2, 3, 4 percent, I’d like to know how someone on Social Security is going to make a living anymore when they get 1.5 percent. There is no end to this anymore.

I was recently discharged from Phoenixville Hospital. I was in the Intensive Care Unit and on the second floor. I wish to thank the nurses and doctors. I received the best of care. Phoenixville Hospital is the best.

CAROL

I live on Buchanan Street in Phoenixville and I would like to thank my two wonderful neighbors for helping me shovel and clear my car. Thank you very much Sharon and Dave and Fred.

PATRICIA BERG

Teachers and children want more and more. Who is learning economics? Where is Daniel Boone?

There’s a very aggressive Philadelphia-based pressure group called Public Citizens for Children and Youth. They’re lobbying, speaking and urging legislators to send more money to “underprivileged” schools and take that money from “wealthier” school districts. They want to distribute the wealth and give it to undeserving school districts, some of which are not well managed as we well know in the Chester County area. I worry about that.